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Case Reports
. 2008 Nov 7;14(41):6408-9.
doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.6408.

Acalculous cholecystitis due to Salmonella enteritidis

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Acalculous cholecystitis due to Salmonella enteritidis

Maria-Lourdes Ruiz-Rebollo et al. World J Gastroenterol. .

Abstract

Acute acalculous cholecystitis (AAC) is defined as an acute inflammation of the gallbladder in the absence of stones. We herein report a case of a young man who developed AAC after a Salmonella enteritidis gastrointestinal infection.

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